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Right. But needed to be done I reckon. The gasket didn’t break on cyl no 1, the left one so I didn’t replace that one. Hope it doesn’t leak - really tight workspace there. I wasn’t too fond of how these valves adjusted. Just a lock nut where the rocker pivots and apparently the pivot is cammed. Not what I was expecting.    off to see if it runs differently...

That is loose but it won't help your starting problem.  Your problem is fuel starvation from overheating. 

No. I measured in inches, not mm. They were .014-.016 inches. Huge gaps, relatively speaking.    They were .356 to .406 mm.    just did the other side. They were off about the same    putting it back together now

welcome to the forums.

Hey Mk welcome to our forum.  There certainly is no shortage of 300's here so should get lots of help if you need it.  We also have a chat section, click it on the main menu at the top, generally some are around evenings but you never know when its active....